Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area

Mongabay
May 14, 2026, 6:51 am58 ptsTrending
Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby unprotected…

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